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EDGAR A. JONES, OF THREE RIVERS, MICHIGAN.

BENCH CLOTH ES-WRINGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of- Letters Patent No. 272,885, dated February 27, 1883.

` Application aiedivovember 25,1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR A. JoNEs, of Three Rivers, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bench Clothes- Wringers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others I skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same. Y

My invention relates to an improvement in bench clothes-wringers; and it consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, as will hereinafter be described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a side view of tbe same. Fig. 3 is a view of the bench folded up, and Fig. 4 is a detached view ofthe device for adjusting the torsionspring.

A represents the legs, connected together on the same end .by the transverse braces, and to the legs on the opposite end by the diagonal braces G and C', the two inside diagonal braces, C', being secured together by the transverse brace D. These diagonal braces O and O are loosely connected at one end to the upper transverse braces connecting two legs, and at the opposite end of the stand to the lower transverse brace connecting the other two legs,

' and are adapted to turn on their loose pivotal bearings on the transverse braces B, so as to allow the' legs or standards A to be folded down on the said diagonal braces and rest in nearly the same plane therewith.

E is a stop secured to the under side of the diagonal brace O, which is adapted to abut against the stop E, secured to the side of the diagonal brace C', and prevent the upper ends of. the lugs A from being separated too far.

These stops E E' form the limit of outward` movement of the legs A, and hold them in proper position and prevent them from slid- 'ing and slipping while the tub-support Fis being placed or removed from posit-ion. This tub-snpport F is a rectangular frame composed of the two side pieces, a, secured t0- gether by the two end braces, b, and the 1nid die brace, b', the said braces b being provided with projecting ends @adapted to "tit in the U-shaped slots d, formed in the upper ends of the lugs A. When the projecting ends c are placed in the slots d ot' the legs the 'parts of the stand are securely held in position and prevented from slipping, while the tub-support can be removed therefrom at any time after the removal of the wringer-standard by simply grasping the projecting ends of the side pieces, a, and lifting the projecting ends c of` the braces b out of the slots d. The wrngerstandards G aresecured together in any suitable manner, and are provided at their lower ends with U-shaped slots g, adapted to fit over the brace D, which `supports the weight thereof, while the projecting arms e, adapted to fit in the slots e in the top ot' the side pieces, a, of the frame F, prevent the standards from inclining either forward or backward from their original position. These arms e are provided with the thumbnnts e2, which latter are adapted to be screwed up against the metallic-lined sides of the pieces a and prevent the standards from being withdrawn or wabbling from side to side.

The lower wringer-roll, I, is secured in the standards F in the ordinary manner, and the upper roll, I', is journaled in the verticallymovable bearings lz, which latter are provided with dat upper surfaces, on which the ends ot' the verticallymovable cross-bar J rests. This cross-bar is provided centrally with the ridge or bead e3, which forms the fulcrum folwj the lever K. This lever Kis loosely supported near one end upon the bead e3, and projects outward beyond the end ofthe rolls to allow sufficient leverage for the spring L to act thereon. The short end e5 of this lever K is provided on top with a metallic end piece, c5, against which the end of the thumb-screw e* bears, while the opposite or long end of the said lever K can also be metallic lined to prevent the bell-crank i from wearing it away. This bell-crank lever t' is pivoted to the cross-bari at its elbow, and one arm of the same projects upward through -a slot in the cross-bar j, while the other arm -arm of the bell-crank f5 is connected to the torsion-spring L through the intervention of the IIOD link l. This torsion-spring L consists of arod of spring metal nearly the length of tliestandards Gr, and connected to one of said standards in such a manner that the full power obtained by twisting` the said wire is transmitted l to the saidlever K. The lower end of the rod or wire L is bent at right angles to the main stem thereof, and is inserted in a hole formed near the lower end of one standard G, while the main stein or body thereof is secured in a parallel position to the rear edge of the standard G by the metallic loops m. The stein of the rod L is continued upward above the crossbar J and standard G, and is held in position at this upper end by the adjustable metallic loop M. This loop is adapted to receive the rod L at one end, and is also provided with the oblong slot through which the thumbscreW n passes to secure it to the cross-bar j. By loosening the thunilrscrew n and moving the adjustable loop horizontally over the edge of the standard G the rod L is moved outward from a vertical position, which increases the tension on the bell-crank i. The upper end ofthe rod L is also bent at right angles to the body thereof, and when not strained by connection with the bell-crank bythe link Z lies at an angle of about thirty-tive or forty degrees from the top cross-bar.

When the parts are in position, as shown in Fig. 1, and the thumb-screw turned so as to depress the short end of the lever K, the tension of the rod L is increased, which consequently depresses the top wringerroll.

O is an inclined water pan or trough adapted to receive and conduct the water pressed from the clothes into a suitable tub or receptacle placed on the tub-support F for that pur pose.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,-

l. The combination, with the tub-supporting frame consisting of' side frame-pieces connected by cross-bars, the end cross-bars of the frame projecting outwardly from the sides thereof, of four folding legs connected by di,- agonal braces, the upper ends ot' said legs bivsing provided with open slots to receive the projecting ends of the crosssbars of the tub# supporting` frame and retain it in place, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the lub-supporting frame consisting of side pieces united by crossbars, the end cross-bars of the fratrie projecting outwardly from its sides, of four folding legs connected by diagonal braces, the upper ends ot' said legs being slotted to receive the esegesi.:

projecting ends of the cross-bars of the tubsupporting frame, and wringer-standards removably secured to or near the central portion of the tub-supporting frame, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the tub-supporting 'frame consisting` of side pieces orbars united by cross-bars, and folding` legs and diagonal braces pivoted at their outer ends to the folding legs, and a cross-bar attached to the two inner diagonal, braces, of wringer-standards slotted at their lower ends to tit upon the crossbar connecting the two inner diagonal braces, and means' for securing the Wringer-standards to the tub-supporting fr-ame, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the folding legs connected together by cross-bars and diagonal braces, said legs being slotted at their upper ends, and a tubsuppnrting frame provided with cross-bars, the outer ends of which lit in the slots in the upper endsof the legs, ot wringer-standards constructed to fit upon the crossbar connecting the two inner diagonal braces, and provided at its sides with arms that rest in slots formed in the tub-supporting frame, and nuts for securing said arms against displacement, substantially a-s set forth.

5. In a bench clothes-wringer, the combination, with a vertically-movable cross-bar located over the rollers, a lever bearing on said cross-bar, and a thumb-screw bearing on one end ot' the lever, of a bell-crank pivoted tothe top cross-bar of the wringer-franie and ccn nected at one end to a torsionalspring, and its opposite end arranged to bear on the iong arm otl said lever, substantially as set forth.

6. In a bench clothes-Wringer, the combination, with the rod L, constructed as described, of the connecting-link l, bell-crank t', lever K, thumb-screw e4, and cross-bar J, substantially as set forth.

7. rlhe combination, with the rod L, constructed and secured as described, of ,the adjusting-link M and thumb-screw Im, substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof l have signed this vspecification in the presence of tWo subscribing witnesses.

\ EDGAR A. JONES.

Witnesses:

ALBERT C. Tiros, W. J. WILLITs.

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